Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
hoff. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
hoff, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
hoff in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
hoff you have here. The definition of the word
hoff will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
hoff, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Preposition
hoff
- Pronunciation spelling of off.
1918, Credo Harris, Where the Souls of Men are Calling:"'W'y, chuck 'er, ye blighter!' says I. "'But 'ow farst must Hi count four?' he asks agin, lookin' worrit; 's'pose she goes hoff in me 'and?' he says.
1880, John Habberton, Romance of California Life:"I believe in fair play, but I darsn't keep my eyes hoff of 'em sleepy-lookin' tops, when their flippers is anywheres near their knives, you know."
1877, Charles W. Hall, Adrift in the Ice-Fields:"'An hungrateful fool, marry an' turn me hoff; ugh, ugh! fix 'im, hany 'ow.'
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German hof, from Old High German hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill; estate”). Cognate with German Hof.
Noun
hoff m (plural höffe) (Sette Comuni)
- courtyard
- farmyard
Further reading
- “hoff” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
German
Pronunciation
Verb
hoff
- singular imperative of hoffen
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of hoffen
Luxembourgish
Verb
hoff
- second-person singular imperative of hoffen
Mòcheno
Etymology
From Middle High German hof, from Old High German hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill; house, hall, estate”). Cognate with German Hof (“yard”).
Noun
hoff m
- farmstead (farm including its buildings)
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German hof.
Noun
hoff n (definite singular hoffet, indefinite plural hoff, definite plural hoffa or hoffene)
- a court (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign)
Derived terms
References
- “hoff” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “hoff” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German hof.
Noun
hoff n (definite singular hoffet, indefinite plural hoff, definite plural hoffa)
- a court (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign)
Derived terms
References
- “hoff” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Welsh
Etymology
Of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hoff (feminine singular hoff, plural hoffion, equative hoffed, comparative hoffach, superlative hoffaf, not mutable)
- dear, beloved
- favourite
- fond (of)
Usage notes
Unlike most Welsh adjectives, hoff precedes the noun it modifies, causing the noun to undergo the soft mutation.
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hoff”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies